Market News Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, confirmed yesterday that a 50 basis point rate hike during the next FOMC meeting is on the table. He said that we should be moving faster (raising interest rates) as the current monetary policy is relatively loose compared to the tightening cycle in 2004-2006 although the inflation levels now […]
Dead cat bounce refers to when the price appears to be recovering from a prolonged downwards trend, but in reality, it is just a brief retracement before continuing its previous bearish trajectory. A lot of traders will mistake a dead cat bounce for an actual market reversal, where they will buy into the pattern only […]
Economic Calendar Today- Bank holidays in most major economies except the US Wednesday- CAD CPI Friday- Fed, ECB, and BOE speak Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is going to release their first-quarter earnings on 420, 5.30 pm EST. However, investors are concerned about the production halt in China and also Musk’s latest involvement in the Twitter takeover. […]
After becoming the largest individual shareholder in Twitter, Elon Musk offered to take Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) private for $54.20 a share, which is 20% higher than the last traded price. He stated that the goal of his move is for freedom of speech instead of financial gains. It is still unclear which side the board […]
Economic Calendar Long weekend in the US, Europe, and most of Asia. Thinner volumes and increased volatility in the markets so be sure to trade safely. XAUUSDGOLD Daily After a six days gaining streak, the yellow metal is trading above its resistance in the 1970 area. Gold is a mixed bag right now as on […]
USDJPY touched a 20-year high during early morning trading on Wednesday as a strong US CPI print overnight (CPI 1.2% vs 1.2% estimated – Core CPI 0.3% vs 0.5% estimated) help to fuel bets that the Fed will in fact raise interest rates by 0.50% at their next meeting. With the BOJ sticking to a […]
What is CPI? CPI stands for Consumer Price Index What is it for? CPI examines the weighted average of prices of a bundle of consumer goods and services It serves as an economic indicator that measures the inflation/ deflation faced by end-user & determining the purchasing power of the dollar What is included in the […]
With inflation on everyone’s mind, today’s US CPI print is a must-watch event for traders. This announcement should help confirm to the Fed if a 50 basis point hike is needed at their next meeting, which would further boost the USD compared to other pairs. EURUSD Looking at EURUSD, we have seen a steady downtrend […]
Economic Calendar Tuesday- US CPI Wednesday- GBP CPI, New Zealand, and Canada Interest Rate decision, Crude oil inventories Thursday- EUR monetary policy statement Good Friday- All major banks closed Important Headlines Another China property developer ZHENRO defaults on its bond interest payment and Fitch Ratings downgraded Zhenro to restricted default. The company said that its […]
Economic Calendar No important announcements to end the week. French presidential election on Sunday. Important Headlines Shanghai lockdown is continuing to affect the global economy due to logistical and manufacturing limitations among many other factors. Flight activity to Shanghai Pudong Airport is only 3% of the previous month’s and air cargo shipments are restricted to […]
